WIRELINE ISSUE 27 SPRING 2014

NEWS ROUND-UP

OIL&GASUK

7. INDUSTRIALSTRATEGYREACHESONE-YEARMILESTONE Oneyearon from the launchof the industry-governmentOil andGas Industrial Strategy inMarch2013, considerableprogress has beenmade across its key areas of focus to ensuregrowthof thedomesticoil andgas sector.Thehighlights are as follows: •Completionof the firstproject tomap the supplychain’seconomiccontribution (the findings aredue tobe released inApril) •Publicationof the UKOffshoreOil andGas FabricatorsDirectory topromote thecapabilitiesof UK fabricatorsdomesticallyand internationally (see storybelow) •CollaborationwithPILOT, thegovernment-industry forum, tomove towardsproducing a strategy foraccelerating technologydevelopment •ATechnologyShowcase inAberdeenon5March,organisedby the ITF, incollaboration withOil&GasUK (see storybelow, right) •Twoevents inLondonandAberdeen lastyear toaddress thechallenges inaccessing capital by raisingawarenessof the financial instruments availableand to showcase the experiencesofbusinesses securing finance •OPITO runningaTransitionTrainingProgramme (TTP)over2013,which tooka competence-basedapproach toup-skillingexperiencedworkers fromother industries •Raisingawarenessof the industryatgovernment level througha two-weekexhibition last September in the lobbyof theDepartment forBusiness, Innovation&Skills The task aheadnow is for theOil andGas IndustryCouncil,which steers the strategy, to buildon theexisting activity. Formore information, please contact StephenMarcos Jones on smarcosjones@oilandgasuk.co.uk.Also seeanarticleon the strategy in the December2013Wirelineathttp://bit.ly/1fHok1Z.

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8. ABERDEENSHOWCASE REVEALSGAME-CHANGING TECHNOLOGIES On5March, theTechnologyShowcase was held inAberdeen. It provided aunique opportunity for industry innovators todiscuss the latest technological development opportunities on the UKContinental Shelf.Thenearly400 attendees at theevent, organisedby ITF inpartnershipwithOil&GasUK, were alsogiven the chance toview cutting-edge innovations from the research anddevelopment community. Thepresentations exploredenhancedoil recovery, increasedoil recovery,materials and corrosion, anddigitalmonitoring for productionefficiency and integrity. Seep13 fora featureonadvances in R&D through collaborationbetween industryandacademiaandp18 tofind outmoreabout theentrepreneurial andproductdevelopment strategies of companieswithin the supply chain.

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The UKOffshoreOil andGas FabricatorsDirectory2014 contains comprehensive and fully verified information about 12 fabricators operating at 18 locations acrossBritain

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9. FABRICATORSDIRECTORYPROMOTESUK-WIDECAPABILITIES The UKOffshoreOil andGas FabricatorsDirectory2014 was launchedon15 January at an event attendedby fabricators,major contractors, operators and representatives from the Department of Energy&ClimateChange.Thepublication showcases fabricationyards around theUKwhichdesign andbuildmajor facilities forbothdomestic and international energymarkets, and alignswith theobjectives of theOil andGas Industrial Strategy (see story above) toencouragegrowthof thedomestic supply chain.Thedirectory contains comprehensive and fullyverified information about 12 fabricators operating at 18 locations acrossBritain. OonaghWerngren,Oil&GasUK’s operations director, says: “As a result of the substantial investment inmajorprojects on theUKContinental Shelf in2013, there is currently significant demand for fabrication services, especially those associatedwith fields developed as subsea tiebacks toexistingproductionplatforms.” Thedirectory isavailable todownloadat www.oilandgasuk.co.uk/knowledgecentre/fabrication.cfm.

TheTechnologyShowcaseprovided anexcellent platform todiscuss the technological opportunities available to maximise recovery from the UKContinental Shelf

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